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CASTLED
Definition of CASTLED
verb
simple past and past participle of castle
noun
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
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Word DNA
CASTLED inherits its ancestry from its root, CASTLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CASTLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Anglo-Norman, Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Old French, Proto-Indo-European, Scots and 2 more.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CASTLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 66, 25 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CASTLED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDELST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CASTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CASTLED?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 66 - and most players walked straight past it.
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